9Effecting registration, renewal or transfer

9 Effecting registration, renewal or transfer S. 9(1) amended by Nos 81/2006 s. 35, 49/2019 s. 117. (1) Registration, renewal of registration and transfer of registration may be applied for and granted or refused only in accordance with the regulations, Division 2A of this Part and Division 3 of Part 6A. Note to s. 9(1) inserted by No. 92/2001 s. 8. Section 16F contains prohibitions on registration and renewal of registration in respect of written-off vehicles. S. 9(1A) inserted by No. 120/1993 s. 56, amended by No. 30/1997 s. 5(1), repealed by No. 55/2013 s. 3. S. 9(2) repealed by No. 57/1998 s. 9(a), new s. 9(2) inserted by No. 76/2012 s. 20, amended by No. 40/2014 s. 38. (2) Subject to the regulations, the fee payable for registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle or trailer is 20∙42 fee units. S. 9(3) amended by No. 57/1998 s. 5(5)(c), repealed by No. 57/1998 s. 9(a), new s. 9(3) inserted by No. 76/2012 s. 20. (3) The regulations may provide that a fee other than the base registration fee, or that no fee, is payable for registration or renewal of registration of any category of motor vehicle or trailer. S. 9AA inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180. 9AA Suspension of motor vehicle or trailer registration S. 9AA(1) substituted by No. 47/2014 s. 288, amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 12). (1) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89(1)(c)(i) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must suspend any registration of a motor vehicle or trailer in the name of the registered operator of that vehicle or trailer until notified by the Director, Fines Victoria that the sanction has ceased under section 91 of that Act. S. 9AA(1A) inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 288, amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 12), 17/2022 s. 78(1). (1A) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 142(b) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must suspend any registration of a motor vehicle or trailer in the name of the registered operator of that vehicle or trailer until notified by the Director, Fines Victoria that the sanction has ceased under section 147 of that Act. S. 9AA(2) amended by No. 17/2022 s. 78(2). (2) While the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer is suspended under subsection (1) or (1A), the vehicle is unregistered for the purposes of this Part. (3) Despite subsection (2) it is not an offence against this Act to leave a vehicle whose registration has been suspended under this section standing on a highway. (4) Suspension under this section does not alter the expiry date for the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer under this Act. S. 9AB inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180, amended by Nos 47/2014 s. 289, 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 13). 9AB Cessation of suspension The suspension of a registration of a motor vehicle or trailer suspended under section 9AA ceases when the Secretary receives notification from the Director, Fines Victoria under section 91 or 147 of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**. S. 9AC inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180 (as amended by No. 32/2006 s. 53(3)), substituted by No. 47/2014 s. 290. 9AC Direction not to grant or renew registration S. 9AC(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 14). (1) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89(1)(c)(ii) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must not renew any registration of a motor vehicle or trailer in the name of the registered operator of that vehicle or trailer or transfer to any other person any registration of that motor vehicle or trailer in respect of that registered operator until notified by the Director, Fines Victoria that the sanction has ceased under section 91 of that Act. S. 9AC(2) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 14). (2) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89(1)(d) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must not grant any registration of a motor vehicle or trailer in the name of that person until notified by the Director, Fines Victoria that the sanction has ceased under section 91 of that Act. S. 9AD inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180, amended by Nos 47/2014 s. 291, 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 15). 9AD Renewal of registration The Secretary may renew a motor vehicle or trailer registration which was not renewed by virtue of section 9AC when the Secretary receives a relevant notification from the Director, Fines Victoria under section 91 of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**. S. 9AE inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180 (as amended by No. 32/2006 s. 53(4)), substituted by No. 47/2014 s. 292. 9AE Non-transfer of registration S. 9AE(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 16). (1) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89(1)(c)(iii) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must not transfer to any other person any registration of a motor vehicle or trailer if the registered operator of that vehicle or trailer is a person in respect of whom a direction under section 89(1)(c)(iii) of that Act applies until notified by the Director, Fines Victoria that the sanction has ceased under section 91 of that Act. S. 9AE(2) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 16), 30/2021 s. 32. (2) When directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89(1)(c)(iii) of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must send to the registered operator of the motor vehicle or trailer in respect of whom the direction applies a notice advising that no transfer of registration will occur in relation to that vehicle or trailer until one of the matters referred to in section 91 of that Act occurs, because of a direction of the Director, Fines Victoria under section 89 of that Act. S. 9AF inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 180 (as amended by No. 32/2006 s. 53(5)), amended by Nos 47/2014 s. 293, 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 17). 9AF Transfer of registration The Secretary may transfer a motor vehicle or trailer registration which was directed not to be transferred by virtue of section 9AE when the Secretary receives a relevant notification from the Director, Fines Victoria under section 91 of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**. S. 9AG inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 294 (as amended by No. 29/2016 s. 57). 9AG Cancellation of registration—deregistered body corporate S. 9AG(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 18(a)). (1) Despite section 9(1), if directed by the Director, Fines Victoria under section 94 of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, the Secretary must send a notice to the registered operator of the motor vehicle or trailer informing it that unless the registered operator provides evidence to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it is not a deregistered body corporate within 14 days (or a longer prescribed period), the Secretary will cancel the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. (2) If within 14 days (or the prescribed period under subsection (1), as the case may be) after the notice is sent under subsection (1) the registered operator— S. 9AG(2)(a) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 18(b)(i)). (a) does not provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it is not a deregistered body corporate, the Secretary must cancel the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer the subject of the notice; or S. 9AG(2)(b) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 18(b)(ii)). (b) provides evidence to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it is not a deregistered body corporate, the Secretary must— (i) not cancel the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer the subject of the notice; and (ii) inform the Director, Fines Victoria that the registration will not be cancelled. (3) If the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer is cancelled under subsection (2), the vehicle is unregistered for the purposes of this Part. (4) Despite subsection (3) it is not an offence against this Act to leave a vehicle whose registration has been cancelled under this section standing on a highway. (5) In this section, ***deregistered body corporate*** has the same meaning as it has in the **Fines Reform Act 2014**. S. 9A inserted by No. 57/1998 s. 13.